Meet Warwick's Staff
Fred Brosco, MD, FACOG
Medical Director
The office is operated by Fred A. Brosco, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., a current member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP). Dr Brosco is a highly regarded OB/GYN physician who graduated from Boston University with A.B.A. in Biology, receiving Distinction Honors, and later graduated from Brown University School of Medicine. Dr. Brosco completed an internship and residency at Brown and is a Clinical Professor at Brown Medical School. Dr. Brosco's program employs a combination of proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, behavior modification and, when indicated, prescription anti-obesity medicines.
Dena Ackroyd
Dena Ackroyd is a licensed physician assistant in the state of Rhode Island and a nationally certified PA. She brings over 20 years of internal medicine and cardiology experience to Medi. Dena has worked at Medi for over 2 years and loves helping patients feel better, reversing their disease processes, and seeing them reach their personal goals.
Miranda Gaffney
Miranda Gaffney is a New York native and a URI graduate. She earned her degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and she minored in exercise science. She has worked at Medi-Weightloss Clinics for the past 11 years. She assists with many roles at Medi and enjoys helping people throughout their weight loss journey. She continues to have a passion for helping people achieve a healthier lifestyle through nutrition and exercise counseling. Her friendly demeanor and positive attitude will always make you feel at ease. She met her husband at URI and together they have 3 daughters. She loves being outdoors, running, exercising and just enjoying time with her family.
Sophia Gartland
Sophia Gartland graduated from Montana State University in 2010 with a degree in food and nutrition/dietetics. Since then, she has done everything from corporate wellness, to hospital nutrition, to working as a lifestyle coach for the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, to owning her own business which she sold in 2016. She has always had a passion for health and wellness and in 2017 was excited to join the team at Medi Weightloss as a nutrition counselor. In 2020, she was promoted to office manager and continues to enjoy building relationships with patients and helping them navigate their weight loss journey.
Tammy Pearson
Tammy has been a lifelong resident of Rhode Island for 41 years. From a young age, she knew that she wanted to be in the medical field helping others. Tammy received her medical assistant certification from The Sawyer School in 2009 where she began her career in primary care. She has been at Medi for 3 years where she enjoys helping others on their weight loss journey. In her free time, Tammy loves spending time with her family, especially her daughter, Kay, and grandpup, Daisy.
Brianna Putnam, APRN
Brianna Putnam, MSN, FNP-C, is a Nurse Practitioner and native Rhode Islander. She earned her Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She enjoys guiding and encouraging her patients to make healthy lifestyle choices resulting in improved health outcomes and enhanced quality of life.
Netesha Reid, FNP-C
Netesha is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner who joined the Medi-Weightloss team in 2021. Her nursing career began in 2012 when she received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Rhode Island College. She then went on to pursue her Master's of Science in Nursing from Simmons University in Boston, MA. In addition to weight loss medicine, she has experience in the fields of mental health, research, primary care, urgent care, and home care. Her passion is for health prevention and wellness. She particularly enjoys helping people reach their weight loss goals and realizing their potential for positive change.
Nicole Rose, CMA
Nicole was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. She has been a Medical Assistant at Medi Weightloss since 2012. Ever since she was a child she has had a passion for working in the medical field. After having her daughter, Aubrey, in 2010 she decided to enroll into Sanford Brown's Medical Assistant program. She completed her externship hours at Medi Weightloss in East Providence in August 2012 and was hired right after completion. Nicole was pregnant with her son Antonio at the time so she took a break and returned back to work at Medi in January 2013. She transferred to our Warwick location in 2014 and has been with us since. Nicole likes spending her free time with her family and making wonderful memories with her children.
Laurie Telfer-Whelan, CSR-APRN
Laurie Telfer-Whelan is a registered nurse practitioner who has been with Medi for over 10 years. She completed her undergrad at Western Connecticut State University and her graduate studies at New Jersey College of Medicine/Planned Parenthood. Her hobbies include hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, traveling, camping, and reading.
Maria Verrocchi
Maria was born and raised in Massachusetts and now resides in Rhode Island. She graduated from Johnson & Wales in 2018 with a BS in Culinary Nutrition. Maria's passion for health and wellness started at a young age. She really enjoys helping people create new and healthy recipes as well as Nutrition label education. She has been with Medi-Weightloss since 2020 and is a Nutrition Counselor. In her free time she likes to workout, hangout with her family, and travel.